It is not the truth that a man possesses, or believes that he possesses, but the earnest effort which he puts forward to reach the truth, which constitutes the worth of a man.

Quote by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing

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For the will and not the gift makes the giver.

For the will and not the gift makes the giver.

Let us be lazy in everything, except in loving and drinking, except in being lazy.

Let us be lazy in everything, except in loving and drinking, except in being lazy.

If some things don't make you lose your sense of reason, then you have none...

If some things don't make you lose your sense of reason, then you have none...

Let the devil catch you but by a single hair, and you are his forever

Let the devil catch you but by a single hair, and you are his forever

They make glorious shipwreck who are lost in seeking worlds.

They make glorious shipwreck who are lost in seeking worlds.

For me the greatest beauty always lies in the greatest clarity.

For me the greatest beauty always lies in the greatest clarity.

Let us be lazy in everything, except in loving and drinking, except in being lazy.

Let us be lazy in everything, except in loving and drinking, except in being lazy.

One can drink too much, but one never drinks enough.

One can drink too much, but one never drinks enough.

A heretic is a man who sees with his own eyes.

A heretic is a man who sees with his own eyes.

Would that we could at once paint with the eyes! In the long way from...

Would that we could at once paint with the eyes! In the long way from...

Absolute truth belongs to Thee alone.

Absolute truth belongs to Thee alone.

A single grateful thought toward heaven is the most perfect prayer.

A single grateful thought toward heaven is the most perfect prayer.

The most deadly fruit is borne by the hatred which one grafts on an extinguished...

The most deadly fruit is borne by the hatred which one grafts on an extinguished...

Mocking laughter from Hell.

Mocking laughter from Hell.

If some things dont make you lose your sense of reason, then you have none...

If some things dont make you lose your sense of reason, then you have none...

He who doesn't lose his wits over certain things has no wits to lose.

He who doesn't lose his wits over certain things has no wits to lose.

Let the devil catch you but by a single hair, and you are his forever.

Let the devil catch you but by a single hair, and you are his forever.